This is an obvious problem that Apple addressed when it created the very first App Store. While the linked article focuses on the lockdown of Windows Chrome add-ons, the issue of “bad actors” affects both Chrome and Android across the board.

I think this is a good move on Google’s part. For their users’ sakes, I hope they broaden this move to include Android as well. Look at that malware list we posted last week, where all top 20 malware threats were Android based. The need is obvious.

http://twitter.com/matthewwanderer matthew

Why open for open’s sake isn’t always better.

SockRolid

Yay open! Oh, wait…

Yay curation!

http://www.johncblandii.com John C. Bland II

This one seems right. Chrome is #1 so people are targeting it heavily and normal users aren’t preventing the problem.

Hopefully this keeps the crap out without crazily affecting approval flow.